Colonial Williamsburg has designs on pumpkin carving this Halloween. Families will enjoy using 18th-century-inspired beginner and advanced patterns for pumpkin carving, according to a press release.

Guests can select from 27 revolutionary designs including a cannon, cresset, stocks, the Founding Fathers, historic buildings and a pineapple, the 18th-century symbol of hospitality. Free patterns and carving instructions can be downloaded from http://www.history.org/media/downloads.cfm?sort=pumpkin.

Send the Revolutionary spirit to friends and family through seasonal ePostcards. To e-mail a card, visit www.history.org/postcards/pcPreview.cfm and choose from a selection of autumnal designs, including jack-o’-lanterns.

Downloads of the pumpkin carving patterns, wallpaper and ePostcards are free.